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Underrated Magazine began as a radical idea by a frustrated 19-year-old wannabe journalist. After living in New York City for a year, she realized that there was great music out there going unheard. With a computer and a dream in hand, Underrated was born. Started in 2003 as a print ‘zine, and moved to an online publication in 2005, the site has explored and shared great underground music from all over the world. The Underrated Blog breathed fresh air into the publication; giving readers instant access to music, show reviews, and the daily exploits of a crazed fan.

Underrated aims to bridge the gap between musician and fan, and to take an open discussion of contemporary music and the industry to the streets. While the magazine itself is no longer in print, underratedmagazine.com provides readers with interviews, features, podcasts, events and a daily blog.

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

I heart weird bands name. What Made Milwaukee Famous is a great one. This band hails from Austin, yes Austin, and is in town this week playing a slew of shows.

Due to a extremely positive recommendation from Nikki I will be peeping in to check them out tonight at Pianos before I head upstairs, and then checking out a full set tomorrow at Mercury Lounge. The mp3s alone are pretty damn enjoyable, and Nikki's email alone got me there:

I don't know if you're planning on checking out What Made Milwaukee Famous this week, but I highly recommend that you do. I saw WMMF at Southpaw tonight, and I fell easily in love with the band. The show started out with a sparse crowd that quickly grew as people arrived throughout the set, and the stragglers came closer to the stage. I would say four songs in, WMMF had people dancing. The set was short but sweet and amazing. Poppy indie-ness that had catchy choruses, plus the band just looked like they were having a great time. I have a feeling that the crowds will swell as the week goes on.

Speaking of emails, I just got this message from my future DJ partner (when she moves to NYC this summer) and I fell off my chair laughing.

and i saw lance armstrong last night.we rode bikes, it was nice.he says hi and LIVESCHLONG.

Oh boy. We are going to be quite the duo.

I'll let you know how WMMF is tomorrow! But for now check out some awesomeness that are also known as mp3s from the band.

About Me

Rachael is a young woman who has her finger on the pulse of the New York City indie rock scene. She blogs about it on The Underrated Blog. As the editor of the magazine Underrated, she routinely gains access to the best of the set-to-explode bands. Her music blog used to provide more MP3 samples, but recently the format has been changed to quality over quantity, as she goes for a more in-depth profile of the bands she blogs about. One outstanding thing about Rachael is that she often puts on live shows in the New York City area that feature the bands she blogs about.
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